[Hiring] Software Patent Agent @Aurora Patents

Role Description

Aurora Patents is looking for a Software Patent Agent to help with patent portfolio management, application drafting, prosecution, and strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in a wide array of disciplines, including:
• Patent portfolio management.
• Working closely with each client’s business, legal, technical, and management teams to assist with the client’s patent strategy and portfolio development efforts, including:
• Identifying and capturing inventive technologies.
• Drafting patent applications.
• Guiding and executing patent prosecution.
• Docket management.
• IDS management.
• Elective growth initiatives, including:
• Active participation in networking.
• Business development.
• Speaking engagements (virtual or in-person as comfort allows).
• Podcast participation.
• Content development.

Qualifications

• Scientist or Engineer.
• Registered USPTO Patent Agent with an industry or academic background in software.
• Experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience with medical devices is a huge bonus.

Requirements

• 4+ years as a patent agent who is technically skilled and comfortable drafting and reviewing utility and design patent applications that exceed client expectations.
• Ability to review and analyze technically complex documents, including scientific papers, patents, and technical specifications.
• Excellent organizational, verbal communication, and writing skills.
• Team player with proven ability to work with dynamic and diverse groups of engineers, inventors, and business and strategy teams.
• Can self-direct, manage, and motivate; takes personal ownership and responsibility for driving high-quality results and consistently hitting deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Benefits

• Fully remote, full-time or part-time role (your choice) with a flexible work week.
• Salaried for a guaranteed 30 hours per week (part-time) or 40 hours per week (full-time) and payable at an equivalent hourly rate for any hours above.
• 401k with match.
• Paid time off.
• Growth-based profit sharing.
• Part-time salary range: $80,000-$110,000.
• Full-time salary range: $100,000-$150,000.

Your Application

Please include each of the following with your submission:

• A resume that includes your USPTO agent registration number.
• A cover letter that includes references to or attaches:
• An office action response that resulted in an issued patent.
• Any published application or patent numbers for which you drafted.

Location Note

Some job boards require us to specify a city, but we're fully distributed (and always will be!), so you can work from any reasonably well-Internet-connected location in the U.S.